MFA ADULT

2024-2025 MERRILL FAY ARENA ADULT  "A" LEAGUE

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22024-25 Game Days & Times - Mondays @ 8:10pm & 9:30pm with Season Start - Monday September 23rd.

      NOTE: NEXT PRE-SEASON DROP-IN GAMES MONDAY 8:10 PM September 16 – FREE!
 
Schedule and Standings
 
Season Info - 4 teams
- 23 games plus playoffs 
- 12 minute stop-time periods
- Top 4 regular season teams guaranteed one playoff game
- Rules - USA Hockey rules apply.
Registration Cost - $400 prior to Oct. 7th,       $425 after October 7th.

FEES:
$400 if pre-paid prior and up to Monday Night October 2nd or $425 After Tuesday, October 3rd.
*Reminder there is no free skate sharpening with paid league fee.
Registration
  
Sub Fee: $20 per game (regular season and playoffs)
        Free if league payment paid in full, but playing for another team, or if 2nd game of night
*subs must continue to pay the $20, even if the full league fee is attained.
Registration
 
Additional info from the website:
 
PLAYOFF ELIGIBILITY: 
MUST PLAY 6 Games for any 1 team or FULL League Fee Payment - prior to November 1st.
During the regular season players are allowed to play for more than one team as a Sub (6 game minimum), but those players must “declare” only one team to play for, prior to playoffs commencing.
***Prior to the end of the regular season, TEAM CAPTIANS are responsible for making sure all playoff rostered players have met the min games (6) to be rostered for playoffs.
                -Team Captains should contact the league Director for roster issues during the season and not at the end.
The League Director must approve any substitute goalies in the playoffs.
The League Director has the final authority on any and all matters of player eligibility and any other matters relative to the league.
 
PLAYOFF FORMAT: 
Playoff seeding’s are based on regular season standings:
2 pts for a win
1 Pt for a loss in OT
1 Pt. for Tie
0 for a loss 



In the event of a tie in points at the conclusion of the regular season standings, the following tie breaker protocol shall be used:
Tie breaker
  1. Head to head
  2. Goal differential
  3. Fewest penalty minutes
  4. Coin toss
 
PLAYOFF SCHEDULE:
Game #1:  #1 seed vs #4 
Game #2:  #2 seed vs #3
Game 3:  Winners advance to  - Championship game


RULES>>>CLICK HERE
**NOTE - Minor Penalties will be 1:30 in duration


Tied Games – Regular Season 
(a) If the score is tied at the end of three periods, the following will occur:
(1) A 2-minute rest period.
(2) The teams shall not change ends.
(3) A 5-minute (4 vs 4) OT period shall be played, if the game remains tied, game ends a tie.
 
Tied Games – Playoffs
(a) If the score is tied at the end of three periods, the game must be played until there is a winner, the following will occur:
(1) A 5-minute rest period.
(2) The teams shall not change ends.
(3) A 10-minute period shall be played.
(4) The game will be completed once either team scores a goal (sudden victory) and that team shall be declared the winner. If no goal is scored, the same procedure shall be repeated.
(b) Any overtime period shall be considered part of the game and all unexpired penalties shall remain in force.
(c) If either team declines to play in the necessary overtime period or periods, the game shall be declared a loss for that team.
(d) An ice cut will be required after 2 overtime periods


(Note) Affiliates and Local Governing Bodies may make their own rules regarding overtime for games under their jurisdiction
 

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